The prescription painkiller epidemic has become the latest focus of American lawmakers, but the additional spotlight on this issue in which misguided federal policy has caused to spiral out of control could eventually become the catalyst needed to pull the cannabis plant …

It was 2012, and Douglas Leighton wanted to pour some money into marijuana. Boston-based hedge fund called Dutchess Capital, had done his homework. He saw public opinion shifting in favor of cannabis. Laws had already begun to follow, including the legalization of medical marijuana in Massachusetts. Inside pot’s culture war And as the legal landscape changed, a $50 billion black market was about to emerge into the sunlight—marking a major investment opportunity. – Read the…